# Accident 19840128001619A: Cessna 401A, San Francisco, CA, January 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1984, 13:38 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6093° N, 122.3799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6093&lon=-122.3799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7KF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7KF-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401A (registry code 207590D, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 91 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840128001619A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GEAR UP LANDING WAS MADE DUE TO NOSE WHEEL DOOR ACTUATING ARMS JAMMING THE NOSE WHEEL UP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX84LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA161), Jan 28, 1984: Cessna 401A (N7KF), San Francisco, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7KF (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050620014009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050620014009A), Jun 20, 2005: Cessna 401A (N7KF), Houston, TX, Destroyed. (-23) On 06-20-2005 at 23:26 zulu, Cessna model 401A, N7KF struck a road sign, 2 vehicles and an airport perimeter fence while on final approach for runway 12R…
- [Incident 20020906023909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020906023909I), Sep 6, 2002: Cessna 401A (N7KF), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. (-23) Left brake failed while taxiing which caused the aircraft to veer to the right hitting a runway light with right propeller.
- [Incident 20010809020129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010809020129I), Aug 9, 2001: Cessna 401A (N7KF), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On arrival from khrl in preparation for landing at kdal PIC extended gear. Pilot stated that he heard a loud bang underneath the aircraft. Upon let down…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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